A Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) student won the top award at the 2023 Manila VEX Robotics Competition held in person last March 1, 2023. Ethan Santos of Gr. – 4 Humility and his team won the Excellence Award in the VEX IQ Competition Elementary School event by garnering the most points in driving and programming their robot. 

Santos was the lead driver of his team who will now represent the Philippines in the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship slated May 2-4 in Dallas, Texas. It is the largest middle school and high school robotics challenge in the world, bringing together the top teams from around the globe to celebrate their accomplishments and compete to be crowned champions.